THEME as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
   Synonym(s)
   • motif (what does motif mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • it was the usual `boy gets girl” theme
   Hypernyms(s) theme is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • idea (what does idea mean?)
   • thought (what does thought mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • topos (what does topos mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
   Synonym(s)
   • base (what does base mean?)
   • radical (what does radical mean?)
   • root (what does root mean?)
   • root word (what does root word mean?)
   • stem (what does stem mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • thematic vowels are part of the stem
   Hypernyms(s) theme is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • word form (what does word form mean?)
   • signifier (what does signifier mean?)
   • descriptor (what does descriptor mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • stem (what does stem mean?)
   • stem (what does stem mean?)
3. Meaning
   • an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
   Synonym(s)
   • composition (what does composition mean?)
   • paper (what does paper mean?)
   • report (what does report mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he got an A on his composition
   Hypernyms(s) theme is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • essay (what does essay mean?)
   • written assignment (what does written assignment mean?)
   • writing assignment (what does writing assignment mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • term paper (what does term paper mean?)
   • incidental music (what does incidental music mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
   Synonym(s)
   • subject (what does subject mean?)
   • topic (what does topic mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he didn”t want to discuss that subject
   • it was a very sensitive topic
   • his letters were always on the theme of love
   Hypernyms(s) theme is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • message (what does message mean?)
   • content (what does content mean?)
   • subject matter (what does subject matter mean?)
   • substance (what does substance mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bone of contention (what does bone of contention mean?)
   • precedent (what does precedent mean?)
   • question (what does question mean?)
   • head (what does head mean?)
   • keynote (what does keynote mean?)
5. Meaning
   • (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
   Synonym(s)
   • idea (what does idea mean?)
   • melodic theme (what does melodic theme mean?)
   • musical theme (what does musical theme mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the theme is announced in the first measures
   • the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it
   Hypernyms(s) theme is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • tune (what does tune mean?)
   • melody (what does melody mean?)
   • air (what does air mean?)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
   • melodic line (what does melodic line mean?)
   • line (what does line mean?)
   • melodic phrase (what does melodic phrase mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • motif (what does motif mean?)
   • motive (what does motive mean?)
   • statement (what does statement mean?)
   • variation (what does variation mean?)

THEME as VERB

1. Meaning
   • provide with a particular theme or motive
   Usage Example(s)
   • the restaurant often themes its menus
   Hypernyms(s) theme is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • supply (what does supply mean?)
   • provide (what does provide mean?)
   • render (what does render mean?)
   • furnish (what does furnish mean?)